The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-10-06
WANTED----M
AND NORTH CAROLINA BIDS
THEM COME.
A Statement of Its Valubie Resources
and the Opportunities 1t offers.
New York Tribune

The State of North Carolina has a
grievance. 1t thinks that its advan-
ages as permanent home, its attract
iveness as a summer resort, its richness
as repository of mineral wealth, and
its adaptability to all the demands
which agriculture. forestry, mining, or
manufacturing can make upon it, have
been ignored too long, and it has got
ten up a "boom' to CounteraCt this
slight and give the State the industrial
importance to which it is entitled.
With this end in view the State has
established Bureau of immigration at
Raleigh, with branch Offices at various
points in the North. One OF these is
stationed at No. ~ Dey ST., and is
under the direction of F. E. McAllister.
This gentleman and his manager, N.
w. Schenck, have made special study
of the resources ofNorth Carolina, and
in the course of a conversation with
Tribune reporter Mr.. McAllister spoke
of them as follows:
"North Carolina is sparsely settled
and it is strange fact that, although
it is three times as large as Massa-
chusetts, its largest city, Wilmington,
boasts of only 2o,o 900 inhabitants. This
is due to the fact that the State has
been practically inaccessible to the
railways until recently, and it was only
in 1880 that the vast Western portion
of the State was opened up by a rail-
way. In the matter Of climate it is
especially we'll provided, since there
are no less than four distinct climates,
with all the variety Unnatural products
incidental to each. The advantages
of this arrangement are evident and
gives the State excellent opportunities
for producing great varieties of cereals
and fruits. The State is rich in natural
products of all kinds and its varieties
of timber trees are almost numberless.
As regards its water power, it is re-
markable fact that an estimate by the
State geologist goes to show that North
Carolina has in its waterfalls more
horse power than is contained in the
steam engines Of every kind employed
in the United States"
Referring to the minerals of the
State, Mr.. McAllister said that they
were abundant and we'll distributed
over the entire area. "1ron ore
abounds," said he, "both magnetic and
hematite, the most valuable being a
species of the former, the famous black
oxide ore of the Cranberry mines in
the Northern part of the State. Scat,
tered through the State are three OF
four gold belts, from which large
quantities have already been obtained
and which are still being worked on an
extensive scale. Mica, corundum and
other minerals of commercial value are
also mined. A fine quality of marble,
ofa peculiar flesh-colored tint, is found
near the Georgia line, and granite for
nations of every variety are found
throughout the State. l should also
mention the fine deposits of kaolin, OF
china clay, used for pottery purposes
some of which shows higher percent
age of silica to alumina, than the cele
brated European deposits. The tract
of forest land are of great extent, anc
are untouched by the woodman's axe,
because there has been no woodmar
there to disturb them.
"Along the coast are extensive
fisheries, which have been CAREFUL,
fostered and yield large returns. b.
the middle of next month large area
of submarine territory will be laid ou
for oyster gardening, as that industr.
is practiced on Long Island Sound
and will be ready for sale. In spite 0
all these attractions the State is poor
because it wants men-tarmers, artisan
manufacturers, thrifty, industriou
workmen of all kinds. 1t would be
paradise for the new American party
because the last census shows that O
all the States North Carolina has tn
largest native-born population and tn
smallest foreign element. The pric
of land ranges from s. to $50 per acr
and is being rapidly taken up by en-
terprising people"